acier
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See also: acièr
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old French acier, acer, from Late Latin aciārium, from Latin acies, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”). Compare Catalan acer, Galician aceiro, Italian acciaio, Occitan acièr, Portuguese aço, Spanish acero.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
acier m (plural aciers)
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Further reading[edit]
- “acier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Old French[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin aciārium, from Latin acies.
Noun[edit]
acier m (nominative singular aciers)
- steel
- (by extension) a weapon made of steel; chiefly a sword
- c. 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette:
- Mainz cos des aciers poitevins
- Lots of blows by the Poitiers blades
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